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MAC67 · 01-08-2005, 12:06 AM

hey guys was rummaging through a local yard here in shelbyville and came across about an 85 red gmc short bed with a set of lox back bucket seats in it that looked like they fit like factory , i dont remeber ever seeing one these trucks with buckets in them , they look alot like a 67-72 truck bucket seat , they are low backs with one small little square chrome right in the center of the seat about an inch high , whats yourt guess could they be 67-72 or would they possibly be from a later year truck >?

Jonboy · 01-08-2005, 12:43 PM

The square in the uphulstery would seem to date them 73-77. the square measures about an inch or so across, right?

MAC67 · 01-08-2005, 02:35 PM

yes sir ,

**N2TRUX** · 02-03-2005, 11:00 PM

Can you get a price in them? Did it have a console too? Pics would be great.....

MAC67 · 02-03-2005, 11:08 PM

they are still there , the yard quoted me 40 bucks for the pair if i remove them , there was no console , foam seemed good , they would need recovered , they are still in the yard right now ,, its about 25 miles from me and i hvnt made it back over there yet

bigblock73 · 02-03-2005, 11:28 PM

I am 99% positive GM never offered buckets in PU trucks in 1985. I believe the low back buckets stopped in 76, with 77 being the first year for high backs...but not sure when they ended. Just for giggles, look for the floor tabs on the inside front of each seat. IF they (the seats) are factory, these tabs will be welded to the floor and they will be the same color as the truck floor.

**N2TRUX** · 02-04-2005, 10:36 AM

Let me know if you plan to go back there. It sounds like someone put 73-76 seats in an 85 truck. I would be interested in the seats, AND the brackets. If they are factory brackets you will need to cut them out. Even if you can't get the brackets, I would still be interested in the seats....

bigblock73 · 02-04-2005, 10:45 AM

Ken, if you can't find the tabs like pictured above, I can get dimensions from mine so you can make your own.

beaterC10 · 02-04-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

Ken, if you can't find the tabs like pictured above, I can get dimensions from mine so you can make your own.

Could you send me the dimensions for the tabs? I am in the process of installing Blazer seats with Burb sliders in my pickup. I have the Burb tabs, they don't quite fit.

Just to throw my $.02 in. In December I looked at truck that had high back buckets that I believe were factory installed. I don't remember for sure, but I think is was 81-83. I know it was at least 81 and not an 84.

Thanks, Dave

bigblock73 · 02-04-2005, 02:13 PM

Dave, I will try to draft something up this weekend in Microstation and make a PDF of it.

beaterC10 · 02-04-2005, 02:33 PM

Thanks, that would be great.

**N2TRUX** · 02-04-2005, 06:00 PM

Thanks Jeff! That's a great idea.....

MAC67-Do the seats look like these?

MAC67 · 02-04-2005, 07:02 PM

that would be the critters , even the same color

**N2TRUX** · 02-04-2005, 07:22 PM

Cool! Let me know when you can get back out that way.

See what seat belts it has too....

**N2TRUX** · 02-13-2005, 11:29 AM

Hey MAC67 anything new on this?

corn · 02-13-2005, 11:34 AM

I have that console in black...corn

MAC67 · 02-13-2005, 07:56 PM

sorry trux i havnt been back there , its been doin nuthin but rainin here and i know that place is an absolute mudhole , its gonn abe a little while

**N2TRUX** · 02-14-2005, 01:38 AM

That's cool. I was just bored, and my mind started wondering....

83C · 02-14-2005, 01:52 AM

MAX67

Is that the Foor truck salvage yard near Tower Hill? I have been told about the place but never have went. I live in Effingham and I was thinking about going this week. Do you know of any other good place to get parts in our area?

*1FaastC10* · 02-14-2005, 02:33 AM

Ken, what are you doing? adding every factory option to the 77?

**N2TRUX** · 02-14-2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 1FaastC10

Ken, what are you doing? adding every factory option to the 77?

I don't know if it will have "every" factory option. It still doesn't have cruise control......yet

01-08-2005, 12:06 AM	#1
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	question on 73-87 ? low back tuck buckets hey guys was rummaging through a local yard here in shelbyville and came across about an 85 red gmc short bed with a set of lox back bucket seats in it that looked like they fit like factory , i dont remeber ever seeing one these trucks with buckets in them , they look alot like a 67-72 truck bucket seat , they are low backs with one small little square chrome right in the center of the seat about an inch high , whats yourt guess could they be 67-72 or would they possibly be from a later year truck >?

01-08-2005, 12:43 PM	#2
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	The square in the uphulstery would seem to date them 73-77. the square measures about an inch or so across, right? __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

02-03-2005, 11:28 PM	#6
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	I am 99% positive GM never offered buckets in PU trucks in 1985. I believe the low back buckets stopped in 76, with 77 being the first year for high backs...but not sure when they ended. Just for giggles, look for the floor tabs on the inside front of each seat. IF they (the seats) are factory, these tabs will be welded to the floor and they will be the same color as the truck floor. Attached Images __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale Last edited by bigblock73; 02-03-2005 at 11:33 PM.

02-04-2005, 10:45 AM	#8
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Ken, if you can't find the tabs like pictured above, I can get dimensions from mine so you can make your own. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

02-04-2005, 02:13 PM	#10
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Dave, I will try to draft something up this weekend in Microstation and make a PDF of it. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

01-08-2005, 02:35 PM	#3
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	yes sir ,

02-03-2005, 11:00 PM	#4
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Can you get a price in them? Did it have a console too? Pics would be great.....

02-03-2005, 11:08 PM	#5
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	they are still there , the yard quoted me 40 bucks for the pair if i remove them , there was no console , foam seemed good , they would need recovered , they are still in the yard right now ,, its about 25 miles from me and i hvnt made it back over there yet

02-04-2005, 10:36 AM	#7
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Let me know if you plan to go back there. It sounds like someone put 73-76 seats in an 85 truck. I would be interested in the seats, AND the brackets. If they are factory brackets you will need to cut them out. Even if you can't get the brackets, I would still be interested in the seats....

02-04-2005, 02:33 PM	#11
beaterC10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,277	Thanks, that would be great.

02-04-2005, 06:00 PM	#12
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Thanks Jeff! That's a great idea..... MAC67-Do the seats look like these? Last edited by N2TRUX; 02-04-2005 at 06:47 PM.

02-04-2005, 07:02 PM	#13
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	that would be the critters , even the same color

02-04-2005, 07:22 PM	#14
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Cool! Let me know when you can get back out that way. See what seat belts it has too....

02-13-2005, 11:29 AM	#15
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Hey MAC67 anything new on this?

02-13-2005, 11:34 AM	#16
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	I have that console in black...corn



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02-13-2005, 07:56 PM	#17
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	sorry trux i havnt been back there , its been doin nuthin but rainin here and i know that place is an absolute mudhole , its gonn abe a little while

02-14-2005, 01:38 AM	#18
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	That's cool. I was just bored, and my mind started wondering....

02-14-2005, 01:52 AM	#19
83C Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Il Posts: 90	MAX67 Is that the Foor truck salvage yard near Tower Hill? I have been told about the place but never have went. I live in Effingham and I was thinking about going this week. Do you know of any other good place to get parts in our area? __________________ 83 Chevy SWB http://www.cardomain.com/id/letheridge

02-14-2005, 02:33 AM	#20
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	Ken, what are you doing? adding every factory option to the 77?

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